00:04:16 - Dr. Macumba
00:14:33 - Mambo Lido
00:22:34 - Hurricane Country
00:29:45 - Cabo Frio
00:36:03 - Digital Brian's Presentation
00:50:41 - Love Theme
00:53:17 - Leucadia Uncompromised
01:05:03 - Jolanta
01:15:08 - El Conuco
01:24:16 - La Academia
Hi Folks, for this livestream concert we’re focusing in on some of the beautiful music composed and played by Dave Grusin and Earl Klugh. Both of these musician’s records were on heavy rotation at my house in Del Mar and each added a unique influence to modern jazz.
Dave Grusin not only plays jazz piano but also a huge part of his career has been dedicated to composing music for film and TV. His score for the movie “Havana” is one of my favorites —lush orchestral moves, gorgeous chord changes, and stellar melodies is his stock and trade.
Earl Klugh was one of the first featured guitarists to break in on the scene playing nylon string guitar instead of electric guitar. There was Charlie Bird before him but actually no one else in the jazz arena. It was a unique sound and it inspired me to put down the pick and get those fingers acclimated to the nylon strings. Earl has composed some wonderful songs too.
I’ve selected some of my favorite tunes and then did a little rearranging to get them to work with our group. We like the compositions and we also like to improvise — the blendo of SpragueLand!
The band includes some of the best with:
Peter Sprague — guitar
Tripp Sprague — sax and flute
Danny Green — piano
Justin Grinnell — bass
Duncan Moore —drums
Price of admission? Actually the concert is free but we will have a “virtual tip jar” complete with PayPal, Zelle and Venmo info for you to donate whatever you feel good about. Also, old reliable snail mailing checks works too. You folks have been super generous with this and it makes us happy.
Paypal: peter@petersprague.com
Be sure when asked “Paying for an item or service” to hit the Change button and select the “family or friends” option to bypass the fees.
Venmo: @PeterSprague
Zelle: Peter Sprague peter@petersprague.com
mail checks via snail mail to: Peter Sprague
311 East Glaucus St.
Encinitas, CA 92024